This lady is so rude and negative. She does not want you to run her water while washing your hands; she's stingy with paper towels, and is overpriced. The whole time she complained about customers to a new customer. She has an opinion on women who: Wear eyelashes, smokes, and DO THEIR NAILS! I AM CONFUSED. That's how she eats, right??! Plus she didn't wanna give back my $10 change... as she claims she didn't have it. How are you running a business with no CASH. Thank God!!!! I DID NOT NEED IT OR YOU AL already!!! read more

I've been going to Al for about two years now and her work is amazing always! I love how clean the environment is. Al is very detailed with her work! That's very hard to come by. It is appointment only and her slots fill quick. Book her immediately! read more

Let me tell you, Al is honestly one of the top nail techs in the area and the best nail tech I've had personally. I will not be going anywhere else to get my full sets done. She's very informed when it comes to safe nail practices and she's always on top of the latest trends and polishes so your nails will be healthy and beautiful. The primary reason I love her is because of how effortlessly and neatly she shapes your nails. Most nail techs I go to they get the shape to be decent, but they always kind of leave you something still left to be desired, you know? I've been to her 3 times already and she's slayed the shaped like no other. And so quickly, my gosh. She's really nice and as a fellow Jamaican always has me laughing. You guys should really check her out. She doesn't rush through your nails EVER, even if her next appointment just walked in. She likes to get creative with designs which are usually amazing so that's a plus. She'll do your nails over if you don't like them and she's really about her craft so I'll be a regular as long as I have hands lmao The salon has a great atmosphere, Al is amazing and her quality is on another level. I'll be back in 3 weeks! read more

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Great experience with her. My mother and sister are happy with their results as well. She is very welcoming and personable. I would recommend her to anyone. Will definitely be going back to her time and time again. Please ladies and gents: When you are scheduling mention all the work you need her to do please. I'm talking about if you need your nails soaked off, repairs, etc. something that may make your appointment longer than usual so you do not make others that will come after you appointments run late. read more

Al Bundie's Nail Designs - Glitter gel polish with some hologram strip pieces - Nail Salons Near Me - Belleville , New Jersey

This review is for my overall experience not of her nail artistry*** .... I found Al through yelp I read the reviews and looked up pics a good while before I decided to give it a go ... so I first came in June 25th for a ombré full set and soak off .. the location that is on the yelp page says west orange but when you book your directed to her home location in Irvington ... I would have rathered it been west orange but Any who .. I arrived and was told to go to a side door and let into a basement , it was renovated into a nail salon which was really clean sleek and professional...Al is super sweet and personable and has the potential to be a stellar nail tech ... I told her I have a salon but was looking for a back up ..she looked at my nails to access my old set.. I told her my nails are LCN gel overlay-and I wasn't sure if they would soak up because I'm been getting filling constantly ... she wasn't sure if the material would soak off so we tried and she was correct it would t soak off so she begin to file ... she told me she didn't trust materials salon use because they can use MMA (honestly she mentioned MMA so much I thought it was my word of the day; substance that shouldn't be on nails... ) ive seen and heard stories of horrible places but thankfully I couldn't relate ... I thought we could just lift some of them but she thought it was take my nail with them so after filing it was resulted in some of my fingers been filed down too close to the nail bed but I figured eventually it was grow out ...after she applied the nail and gave me the initial cut down down I requested another one but she told me she would do after she applied the acrylic (which I knew meant I was getting the shuffle lol because why would you waste product by cutting down after ) Long story short Nails were applied and I absolutely loveddddd them.... I came back almost on July 18th I believe almost 3 weeks later for a cut down and fill in however and this is where it get sticky .... I waited outside of a unknown person house trying their side door knob for ten minutes (after my appointment time) not knowing that I was on the wrong block which is essentially my fault ... when I finally got in her basement I waited an addition 15 minutes while is breastfed which is understandable .... so Al begun my nails and she used brand new cuticle cutters and pushers which was a plus ....ironically when had just finished discussing her Yelp reviews and she told me she received a bad review from someone's nails coming off a few days after she did them but not having the chance to rectify the situation before the lady ran to the reviews (which I later applied to my situation, hold this thought*) she was also on a FaceTime and and turned to talk to her daughter while pushing my cuticles back when SLIP the stainless steel sliced through my finger ugh ... at first I must admit I didn't really feel it or maybe I was in shock because I did see so much blood but it burned really bad ... she did jump into action though and put the green solution to stop the bleeding instantly and apologized again .... then of course I went through theUV light and acrylic application which stung ... at the end the nails turned out really nice and it when it came time for payment I didn't bother to mention almost losing a finger I thought she would offer a discount or something, anything (giving her a chance*) but she didn't .... So all in all I left wounded , paid full price , and later realized my right hand nails were shorter then the left hand ... so My experience was not favorable , I will stick to traditional nail salons but again nice lady and good nail tech read more

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Be prepared to get your appointments moved around. She (Al) takes squeeze ins. Meaning she charges 150 plus the cost of the service to fit you in. Leaving the person who made there appointment and deposit pushed to another time slot you did not agree to. This is a normal reoccurring thing. This happened to me 2 out of the 3 times I made an appointment. She will refund you with no problems. Her time is more valuable than yours and eventually you will feel that too. Aside from that she acts like she's doing you a favor more than a paying customer. She does nails beautifully. If your willing to deal with that in order to have fly then this is for you. read more

Al Bundie surpassed my expectations! I found her on StyleSeat and immediately booked my appointment after seeing pictures of her work. I do not get my nails done very often so I usually try new places hoping to find a nail salon that does amazing work. I have now found said place!!! She was extremely attentive to what I wanted, and gave helpful suggestions to help me choose the style and color of my hands/feet in the midst of my indecisiveness. It was a bit nerve-wrecking to allow someone to freestyle a design, but it came out beautifully! Al took her time from the pedicure, to the application of acrylic, the formation of the nail shape, and even with the Swarovski crystals. You will never feel rushed unlike other salons hurrying to get another person in the chair or pedicure station. Everything was clean which is a major plus after seeing salons be accused of unsanitary practices leading to their customers contracting nail diseases/infections. My advice is to go to Al Bundie and you will never worry. read more

Al Bundie's Nail Designs - Stones intact! - Nail Salons Near Me - Belleville , New Jersey

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Where has Al been all of my life?! Seriously, so glad I found her because she saved my nails from a horrible previous Gel set that needed to be taken off immediately and replaced with her magical touch! She was hilarious, professional and really fun to chat with. Watching her work was a sight and YES she took her time! She answered all of my questions, I got SNS, which was a first for me. We laughed and enjoyed the time! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! I loved my nails, they were exactly how I wanted them and she delivered 100%. Book your appointment today, Al does not disappoint! read more

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Honestly Al, is amazing. Very professional, work area is very clean/sanitized, the longest you will wait is 5 minutes for another clients nails to dry. She is very on schedule and never has you waiting long. She does NOT rush your nails, always takes hers time especially with shaping. Your nails will LAST ladies but please do remember they are nails & not indestructible. If your nails break you have done something. I can do without a filling for more than 3 weeks without my nails breaking. read more

Al Bundie's Nail Designs - Fresh fill-in. - Nail Salons Near Me - Belleville , New Jersey

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Al is a consummate professional. This was my first appointment and I came away very impressed. I had a full set of tips in a neutral color and they came out just as the picture I showed. Make your appointment today. Excellent craftsmanship! read more

Update**: Girl, I am NOT one of your "COVID" clients. I'm not that damn desperate for nails, as you are for coins during the Covid pandemic. This sh*t is so laughable! I see why A LOT of customers complain in their reviews about your unprofessionalism! I do NOT need nor want you to entertain me, and just to correct you, when I go to other nail salons there is ALWAYS MULTIPLE TV's on, so that is a form of entertainment. Other salons do engage in small talk or lite conversations with their customers.. Just correcting you again, LOL... But keep doing what you're doing if that works for you... read more

Overly experience is measured by horrible customer service. Quality of nails (so far) - good. But not satisfied with the shape. Usually I would say something to my nail tech to shape to my liking However, Al attitude was HORRIBLE !! She was not welcoming nor friendly. (Please keep in mind this was my first visit). In addition she failed to share her place of business is her home. This would had been common courtesy to share with a New customer. hence why I didn't say anything about Nail shape (she displayed signs of annoyance once I walked in & ultimately did not feel safe to be particular) I drove a good distance and at that point was not turning back. Bad customer service and far from hospitable. She said merely two words to me but when it was time to cut her water off while washing/brushing my hands she did not hesitate to "ask" not to have the water running while brushing. We were there in silence for 90 minutes and keeping a convo with her FORGET about it. I enjoy supporting Black Owned business but I refuse to deem the quality of service to be the only measure of experience. She's over priced not worth my dime. read more

I wrote a short review on booksy and she responded and we had a lot of back and forth via text/a phone conversation and it took me a while to write this post because I wasn't sure I wanted to but here it is: I believe I got her on a bad day when she wasn't feeling good and we were in an awkward silence for like a hour and eventually we did talk...I can see from other yelp reviews sometimes it's a fantastic experience and for others not so much. I ended up taking the nails off when I got home because I didn't even realize my cuticles were cut and bleeding as bad as they were. I got home and my fingers were sore and I seen dried blood around my fingers and the job looked rushed in the end but we were there for a hour plus. In the moment of getting my nails done I did feel the pain but I think I wasn't focused on that as much as I just wanted it to be done and I wanted to leave. I really wanted half my money back and she did offer to refund me and take the nails off. However, the next day I was calling booksy and my bank to see how to reverse the charges just to find out they never charged me in the first place and this is where it got weird. Al sent me a message basically trying to say I knew I didn't pay etc that's why I never came back so she can remove the nails....right when she texted me this bs insult, while I was at work nevertheless, I called her because NOBODY is going to speak ill of my character when I have NO reason to stiff a bill. I have a full time job that pays very well, and I try out small businesses just to write reviews so I took immediate offense to this. She is the one that told me I paid she seen it on the app and I was like oh okay and seen a receipt too, I never used booksy and only downloaded it to book an appointment with her. So I told her she was confused about the app and so was I. We had a long conversation and she basically told me the way she does things are fine with her long time clients and new ones but I told her you have a business and everyone isn't going to be satisfied. First off when I got there she was doing her daughters nails and had me waiting, not that long, a baby was on the steps and I almost stepped on him accidentally and felt weird as hell at the moment. She was sick and honestly she could've rescheduled because when you are not up to par you cant possibly give a great experience. She was dressed in very old pajamas and no bra and I just felt very uncomfortable with my first time coming to someone's home business being presented with all this. She lives in Irvington and outside is a bit sketchy which I did not care at all about that and her set up was nice I'll give her that. However, through out the session she kept sniffing rubbing alcohol while drinking tea and I didn't understand what was going on. The next day when we had our conversation she said it helps with the headaches she was having. I know nothing about that method but it was throwing me off. As a first time client the impression I got was a lot to take in and weird. And I also told her later on I was in her home and didn't feel comfortable complaining about the situation because...I was in her basement and I just felt like it would've all went left. I do feel like she knows what she is doing, but like I told her she just isn't for me. Also if you're the nail professional a client SHOULD be able to ask you questions and your opinions on the best looks/colors/designs etc. and the products you have. She kept telling me she doesn't give an opinion because of how people like to act unsatisfied in the end and blame her blah blah blah, I just thought that was rude especially because I was asking, I've never experienced that at all.And I was pissed about the nails because I was flying out of state for a wedding the next day and I RARELY get my nails done and I searched for weeks on a good nail tech, my husband even felt bad for me because he knew how excited I was to do something different. So I posted all the pics to show my nails, I did like the one marble nail I had but overall I wasn't happy. I've seen other pics of her clients nails looking fantastic and mine didn't come out that way. And she wanted me to delete my comments and as I told her I will not, this is the world we live in and it's only fair for a customer to post their honest experiences at any establishment. It's not personal it's business. read more

After my long time nail lady did me dirty, I was left searching for another quality nail tech in the area. I tried a couple of places (including a very popular new salon in the Rockaway area) but was never satisfied with the way my nails came out. My aunt came across Al's work and we decided to give her a try. Al is super nice and very friendly. She took her time on my nails and I never felt rushed. Even when her next appointment came in as she was polishing my nails, she continued to take her time and make sure everything was perfect. Al reshaped my nails into a perfect coffin shape, and I honestly don't think they've ever looked better. I hate it when I get home and I see that my nails are uneven or crooked, but after leaving Al's chair I was completely satisfied with my nails. I am so glad to have found Al and will definitely be a long time customer. I always try to support black and female owned businesses, so I am happy to spread the word about my wonderful experience with her :) read more

I am sooo in love with my nails (I can't stop looking at them.) I am so glad that my mother found Al. She took her time and her work is amazing...i will definitely be going back!! read more

Al Bundie's Nail Designs - Nail Salons Near Me - Belleville , New Jersey

Do yourself a favor and just set up an appointment. She is absolutely spectacular. I've been hoping to get a full acrylic set for a while but was stalling because I didn't want to go to any of my usual spots. I wanted somewhere different, somewhere better. And I found it! She is nestled inside Shear Bliss salon right on PVW. I called ahead just to make sure she'd have time for me and we scheduled an appointment that same day. I asked for a full acrylic extension and requested coffin shaped nails. She was so pleasant and hard working while being very detail oriented and patient with my indecisiveness. She also has a wide array of SNS colors which are so much better for your nails. Seriously though, just look at all those pictures she can do whatever you want while also doing a beautiful job. I'm due for a fill in and can't wait! read more

Al Bundie is great! She is professional, friendly, and VERY creative! I will be returning soon. read more

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Absolutely amazing! Couldn't be happier, location, service & hospitality is phenomenal! I'll be back in 2 weeks. read more

Al Bundie's Nail Designs - Coffin style SNS nails with tips - Nail Salons Near Me - Belleville , New Jersey

Al does good nail work. My nails have not broken or Been cracked since her application which is great. If you did not "book" a cut down or specific polish top coat. She will not do it, despite it taking only a few extra minutes. Parking is on a dead end street w/ permit only, so not ideal. However her attitude is very unprofessional and rude to say the least. She has a tone that comes off very unfriendly. Contributing to another reviewer, when I went the tv was also off & so was the A/C. Just observe how she replies to customers, you'll see she lacks customer service skills. read more

Al is extremely talented! I have gone to her about 6 times within the last year for sns and acrylic nails with gel and I am never going to anyone else! Her service is awesome and she knows exactly what she is doing. After 2 weeks my nails still look good. The nail applications are smooth and soft and she has an endless amount of designs and styles to choose from. Your nails will definitely be one of kind. read more

Al Bundie's Nail Designs - Al killed it! Again! - Nail Salons Near Me - Belleville , New Jersey

Al is amazing! She is the queen of nails. I never been to a nail tech before that did my nails perfectly. Al is professional and super sweet! She is definitely worth it ladies. Please do yourself a favor and book with her! You won't be disappointed. read more

I've been going to Al since February 2016 Al is a nail tech that loves what she does, she's very clean & organized & you'll always leave more than happy with your results! read more

Omg best set of acrylic I've had done in a while... Al is so personable and professional, awesome nail tech. So ok, the pedicure worth every minute and every dollar. read more

Al is the best !! Highly recommended! Have been coming here for a two years now. I am just never ever disappointed. I am super picky with both my nails and feet but whenever I'm here, I don't ever have that nervous pit feeling in my stomach because I know I am in good hands. read more

I am so pleased with my nails. Finally able to get my stiletto shape correctly on my nails. Also had the mood polish that I was looking for! Got a pedicure worked that was great also, overall experience was outstanding! read more

Al is absolutely amazing. She takes time to sculpt my nails, and i love to let her free style on my nails because she is so creative. She uses products that stregthen your nails and the results are always to die for. Im lucky to have found such a nail tech read more

I have been one of Al's clients for just about a year now and I would not go anywhere else to get my nails done. Prior to Al, I had been searching for a new nail technician for about six months and was unhappy with every new place I tried until her. Just like any other service, I like to have a good connection to the technician, it's part of what makes me come back. Al is the kind of person to whom you can easily connect. Al specializes in acrylic and neat and beautiful designs. I am happy every time I leave and feel very comfortable giving her the reins when I'm feeling indecisive about what I want. She does not disappoint! When I got married this past year I would never have even considered anywhere but Al and my nails were absolutely exquisite for my big day! Part of the reason why I was initially excited to go to Al was that she was located in my town of West Orange. Her ability to produce a great product and friendly demeanor have made the transition from West Orange to Irvington totally worth it. read more

I absolutely enjoyed my time with at this salon. Ms. Al is extremely professional and damm good at her craft. She knows her stuff. I have been soliciting nail salons for over 30 years now and have tons of horror stories but not only my experience was just the opposite here, she introduced me to a new technique. And her 3D, some of the best work I have ever seen! This is a must try... read more

Al bundle is the best nail tech I came across by far! She is very talented!!! I love her work. Her work always amazes me. She is extremely professional and kind hearted! Thankful to have came across a very awesome person. Thank you! read more